Safety for Children Training Course (AUS Version)
$27.50 inc. GST
This course explores how to keep children safe, respected, and supported in organisational, community and institutional settings. You’ll examine your responsibilities as an individual, as well as how policies, culture and systems work together to prevent harm and promote children’s rights and wellbeing.
Through practical examples and scenarios, you’ll learn how to recognise risks, respond to concerns or abuse (including online harms), and contribute to child-safe, inclusive environments. On completion, learners receive an instant digital certificate suitable for Australian workplaces, community organisations and volunteer settings.
Note: Some content may be confronting. If you need support, follow your organisation’s wellbeing pathways.
This course will take approximately 56 minutes to complete.
Why is the Safety for Children Course Important?
Every child has the right to safety, dignity and participation. Yet many roles – paid and volunteer – involve direct or indirect contact with children, often in busy or complex environments. Without clear expectations and confident staff, organisations can miss warning signs, respond poorly to concerns, or unintentionally create unsafe cultures.
In Australia, expectations have been strengthened through the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and state and territory Child Safe Standards, supported by findings from public inquiries and Royal Commissions into institutional responses to child abuse. These frameworks emphasise prevention, child-centred practice, and timely, effective responses to concerns, including online harms.
This course helps organisations translate those expectations into everyday practice, supporting safer environments, stronger cultures and clearer accountability for anyone working with or around children.
Who Should Complete This Course
- Employees who work directly with children in services, programs or activities
- Volunteers and committee members involved in child- or youth-focused organisations
- Staff in customer-facing roles where children are regularly present (e.g. venues, events, community spaces)
- Managers, coordinators and supervisors responsible for child safety or safeguarding obligations
Topics Covered
- Keeping children safe
- Child protection and caring for children
- Responding to and reporting abuse
- A code of practice for child safety
Course Experience
Learners can complete this course entirely online, in their own time, with a clear focus on practical, real-world application:
- Fully online and accessible anytime
- Interactive, scenario-based learning with child safety examples
- Self-paced completion (pause and resume at any time)
- Assessment: 14-question quiz with 100% pass mark required (retries allowed)
- Instant digital certificate on successful completion
- Accessible design (WCAG 2.2 AA compliant; suitable for a wide range of literacy levels)
Assessment
To successfully complete this course, you must achieve a minimum of 14 out of 14 correct answers in the assessment.
Related Courses
- Duty of Care for Employees Training Course
- Duty of Care for Managers Training Course
- Navigating Sensitive Conversations with Families in Early Childhood Training Course
- Responding to Concerns and Complaints in Early Childhood Services Training Course (AUS Version)
- Anti-Bullying and Anti-Harassment for Employees Training Course (AUS Version)
- Sexual Harassment Awareness for Employees Training Course (AUS Version)
- WHS Fundamentals for Employees – AU Model Laws Training Course (AUS Version)
- WHS Fundamentals for Managers – AU Model Laws Training Course (AUS Version)
- Child Safe Organisations Training Course (AUS Version)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Identify key risks to children’s safety in organisational and community settings, including online environments
- Recognise indicators of abuse, neglect and grooming, and understand when something is a child safety concern
- Respond appropriately and sensitively to concerns, observations or disclosures involving children
- Apply practical strategies to support safe, inclusive and child-centred environments
- Contribute to a child-safe culture that aligns with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and relevant Child Safe Standards
Organisational Benefits
Organisations that complete this training can expect to:
- Reduce the risk of child abuse, neglect and unsafe practices across programs and services
- Strengthen alignment with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and state/territory Child Safe Standards
- Improve staff and volunteer confidence in recognising, responding to and reporting concerns
- Demonstrate a clear, documented commitment to child safety, inclusion and participation
- Build trust with children, families, communities, regulators and funding bodies
| Platforms | Desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile (widescreen) |
| Browsers | Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari are supported (typically versions from 2019 onwards). IE11 is not supported |
| Hosting | Enrol in Tribal Habits portal |
| Accessible | Yes, meets WCAG 2.2 guidelines at a Level AA standard – More info on WCAG 2.2 here |
Description
Why is the Safety for Children Course Important?
Every child has the right to safety, dignity and participation. Yet many roles – paid and volunteer – involve direct or indirect contact with children, often in busy or complex environments. Without clear expectations and confident staff, organisations can miss warning signs, respond poorly to concerns, or unintentionally create unsafe cultures.
In Australia, expectations have been strengthened through the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and state and territory Child Safe Standards, supported by findings from public inquiries and Royal Commissions into institutional responses to child abuse. These frameworks emphasise prevention, child-centred practice, and timely, effective responses to concerns, including online harms.
This course helps organisations translate those expectations into everyday practice, supporting safer environments, stronger cultures and clearer accountability for anyone working with or around children.
Who Should Complete This Course
- Employees who work directly with children in services, programs or activities
- Volunteers and committee members involved in child- or youth-focused organisations
- Staff in customer-facing roles where children are regularly present (e.g. venues, events, community spaces)
- Managers, coordinators and supervisors responsible for child safety or safeguarding obligations
Topics Covered
Topics Covered
- Keeping children safe
- Child protection and caring for children
- Responding to and reporting abuse
- A code of practice for child safety
Experience
Course Experience
Learners can complete this course entirely online, in their own time, with a clear focus on practical, real-world application:
- Fully online and accessible anytime
- Interactive, scenario-based learning with child safety examples
- Self-paced completion (pause and resume at any time)
- Assessment: 14-question quiz with 100% pass mark required (retries allowed)
- Instant digital certificate on successful completion
- Accessible design (WCAG 2.2 AA compliant; suitable for a wide range of literacy levels)
Assessment
To successfully complete this course, you must achieve a minimum of 14 out of 14 correct answers in the assessment.
Related Courses
- Duty of Care for Employees Training Course
- Duty of Care for Managers Training Course
- Navigating Sensitive Conversations with Families in Early Childhood Training Course
- Responding to Concerns and Complaints in Early Childhood Services Training Course (AUS Version)
- Anti-Bullying and Anti-Harassment for Employees Training Course (AUS Version)
- Sexual Harassment Awareness for Employees Training Course (AUS Version)
- WHS Fundamentals for Employees – AU Model Laws Training Course (AUS Version)
- WHS Fundamentals for Managers – AU Model Laws Training Course (AUS Version)
- Child Safe Organisations Training Course (AUS Version)
Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Identify key risks to children’s safety in organisational and community settings, including online environments
- Recognise indicators of abuse, neglect and grooming, and understand when something is a child safety concern
- Respond appropriately and sensitively to concerns, observations or disclosures involving children
- Apply practical strategies to support safe, inclusive and child-centred environments
- Contribute to a child-safe culture that aligns with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and relevant Child Safe Standards
Organisational Benefits
Organisations that complete this training can expect to:
- Reduce the risk of child abuse, neglect and unsafe practices across programs and services
- Strengthen alignment with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and state/territory Child Safe Standards
- Improve staff and volunteer confidence in recognising, responding to and reporting concerns
- Demonstrate a clear, documented commitment to child safety, inclusion and participation
- Build trust with children, families, communities, regulators and funding bodies
Accessibility
| Platforms | Desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile (widescreen) |
| Browsers | Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari are supported (typically versions from 2019 onwards). IE11 is not supported |
| Hosting | Enrol in Tribal Habits portal |
| Accessible | Yes, meets WCAG 2.2 guidelines at a Level AA standard – More info on WCAG 2.2 here |